MATH 127
Calculus I
Fall 2001
Instructor: Mrs. Patricia VanHise
Text: Calculus - Early Transcendentals,
Office: HH251 Phone: 771-2726
(Stewart, James)
Hours: Wed 11:00a-12:00p
Publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub. Co.
Tues 3:30p-4:30p
4th ed., 1999
ISBN: 0534362982
DATE ________ TOPIC ______________________________________________________ READING
Tues 8/28 ___ Overview; Functions (p.11-49, 56-77)
p.79, 82, A37-41
Fri 8/31 ___ Mathematical Induction
p.90-121
Tues 9/4 no class
Fri 9/7 ____ Limits
p.133-146
Tues 9/11 ___ Limits & Horizontal Asymptotes
p.122-132
Fri 9/14 ___Continuity
p.85-89, 147-155
Tues 9/18 ___Tangents& Velocity
p.156-162
Fri 9/21 ___Derivatives
p.163-177
Tues 9/25 ___Derivative as a Function
Fri 9/28 Review
Tues 10/2 ___Exam I
p.181-189
Fri 10/5 ___Finding Derivatives
p.190-195
Tues 10/9 ___Product & Quotient Rules
p.197-207
Fri 10/12 ___Rate of Change Problems
p.208-223
Tues 10/16 ___Derivatives of Trig Fncs. & Chain Rule
p.224-239
Fri 10/19 ___Implicit Differentiation & Higher Derivatives
p.240-252
Tues 10/23 no class
Fri 10/26 ___Derivatives of Log and Hyperbolic Fncs.
p.253-265
Tues 10/30 ___Linear Approximations & Differentials
Fri 11/2 ___Review
Tues 11/6 ___Exam II
p.277-287
Fri 11/9 ___Max/Min Problems
p.288-293
Tues 11/13 ___Mean Value Theorem
p.294-304
Fri 11/16 ___Derivatives & Graphs
p.305-312
Tues 11/20 ___Indeterminate Forms
p.314-321
Fri 11/23 ___no class
Tues 11/27 ___Curve Sketching
p.322-329
Fri 11/30 ___Graphing
p.329-338
Tues 12/4 ___Optimization Problems
Fri 12/7 ___Review Chap.3
Tues 12/11 ___Review for Final Exam
The above schedule is tentative and may be revised as needed. Please contact me at vanhise@tcnj.edu or OLMA@aol.com if you must miss a class. Attendance is imperative and make-up work will not be provided except for verifiable medical or other emergency.
See www.tcnj.edu/~vanhise/math127 for course information.
GRADING
Projects/Homework 10%
Exam I 25%
Exam II 25%
Final Exam (cumulative) 40%
SCALE
A 100-92% A- 91-90%
B+ 89-88% B 87-82% B- 81-80%
C+ 79-78% C 77-72% C- 71-70%
D+ 69-65% D 64-60% D-59-51%
F 50-0%
NOTES
1. Tutoring is available in Forcina 145. See www.tcnj.edu/~assistn for schedule or contact Joanne Popowski at ext 2983 or popowski@tcnj.edu.2. If you would like to come to my office, please come at the beginning of the scheduled
hour. If no one arrives within a few minutes, I will probably go to the computer lab. 3. Projects and homework will be assigned as appropriate during class. 4. Index cards should be brought to class for self-quizzes and held for exam review. 5. Graphing calculators are recommended and will be used frequently. 6. Graphing calculators will be permitted on some exam questions. 7. Reading assignments are preparation for the next class. Be prepared!